Hello hello hello!
How are you this week? Doing well I hope!
Today I want to talk about technology, something that in this world you cannot get away from!
In fact, if you're reading this right now you're using some form of technology -- either through your computer, laptop, iPad, iPod, phone etc etc etc.
But I wonder: how would we all survive WITHOUT technology?
Recently, a college campus decided to go wireless -- not not wireless interent, REALLY wireless -- for a week and see how the students would fare. Facebook, myspace and other social networking sites were blocked. The internet was widely closed down except for research purposes.
The goal?
To see how students today would react to a world without all their gadgets.
The results?
Many students found that they liked living without their phones. No pressure to answer a text. No pressure to call someone back immediately. Imagine -- freedom to just be.
Personally, I think going without technology for at least a week would be fantastic. Of course, if you need to keep your phone with you for safety reasons -- please do so. Otherwise, if it's not life or death -- don't answer it. If you don't need to do it (as in it is not imperative to your physical health and mental well being), then don't.
You'll be surprised how the things you consider "important" (Facebook friends, twitter etc) will seem trivial compared to the face to face interaction you can have with the people around you.
Hope you all have a great week!
(And if anyone participates in the week without technology, let me know! I'd love to hear your stories!)
Ariel <3
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